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"American Sniper" scored big again at the box office with an estimated $31.9 million -- a number that, if it holds up, will set a record for Super Bowl weekend. "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour" had held the Super Bowl weekend record with a $31.1-million opening in 2008. Clint Eastwood's war drama, which shattered several box-office records in its wide release rollout, held the top spot for the third weekend in a row. According to early estimates, the film's weekend gross will raise its cumulative domestic take to $248.9 million in the U.S. and Canada, propelled in part by six Academy Award nominations, strong critical...

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